TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square63fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoThing is, the drive data retention decreases over time
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoYeah but theres no way of knowing if its viable or not at this point, so the only known factor is the value of BTC and the cost of money spent searching for the drive. Even if it fails break even (cost > value) that changes over time.
Thing is, the drive data retention decreases over time
Yeah but theres no way of knowing if its viable or not at this point, so the only known factor is the value of BTC and the cost of money spent searching for the drive. Even if it fails break even (cost > value) that changes over time.